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2000 Arrowood
Chardonnay Réserve Spéciale, Cuve Michel Berthoud Region/Origin: Sonoma County Residual Sugar: Dry Total Acid: .47 g per 100 ml Alcohol: 14.3% Final pH: 3.3 Blend: 100% Chardonnay Winemaker's NotesWhen it comes time to blend our Chardonnays each year, we select from the best barrels to create our limited-production Reserve Chardonnay. The fruit for our Reserve Chardonnay is handled as carefully in the cellar as it is in the vineyard. All lots are fermented separately in new and seasoned French oak barrels for nine months. They are then blended together and aged for three more months in new and one year-old French oak. Because the fruit is grown in a relatively cool climate, we guide the wine through malolactic fermentation to balance out the crisp acids and give the wine a rich and creamy texture. Occasional stirring of the yeast lees adds hints of toasty oak and complexity to the blend. In the glass, the wine offers up delicate aromas of peach, pear, melon and hints of apple in the background. As the result of additional barrel aging, flavors of honeydew melon and peach mingle with rather pronounced clove and cinnamon spice in the mouth. VineyardWe make this wine from fruit grown in the cool growing areas of Sonoma's Russian River Valley and Sonoma-Los Carneros region. Both of these sub-appellations benefit from maritime breezes; winds coming off the Pacific Ocean will occasionally cool the Russian River Valley and Sonoma-Los Carneros benefits from its proximity to San Pablo Bay. Cooler temperatures during the day and moderate temperatures at night allow the fruit to ripen slowly and consistently. When combined with skillful winemaking, the end result is a lucious wine with rich fruit flavors, layered textures and incredible depth of character. Fermentation & Aging In order to keep it as true and rich as possible, we did not fine or polish filter the wine prior to bottling. Therefore, we suggest storing the wine upright for a few days to a week or so prior to chilling to allow the natural sediment to settle to the bottom of the bottle before decanting. |
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